The dangerous erosion of respect for international law among powerful nations and deepening geopolitical rifts between them has paralyzed the UN Security Council established to protect the rights and sovereignty of its members.

Russia and China have agreed to consolidate and develop their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era and to continue to closely coordinate their foreign policy efforts. The forthcoming visit by Xi Jinping to Moscow, likely to take place next month, will be a defining moment

Significantly, India has also conveyed to Wang Yi that “India will continue upholding strategic autonomy and an independent position on international affairs.”

China has emerged as the most influential external player in Afghanistan by a long shot in the period since the Taliban took power last August

Mikaela Erskog, a researcher with Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and a member of the Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, talks about the recent Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

The UN Security Council failed to issue a formal statement on Israeli aggression in Gaza due to US objections. This is despite growing global concern regarding the rising death toll of civilians and massive destruction inside Palestine

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi criticized rumors about genocide of Uyghurs minorities spread by the media and claimed that the population of Uyghurs minorities has more than doubled in the last 40 years

Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha analyzes the recent discussions between India and China, including the joint statement listing five steps to address the tensions that have been building up over the past few months